Has anyone found a way to eat veggies I could try?

I'm flaring right now but I can do green beans, cooked very, very well. I miss veggies so much too, especially salads :( Maybe if you just tried a few in moderation (one at at time) and see how you do? I'm not sure about the broccoli and cauliflower though, those seem to be no no's. Good luck to ya.

*hugs*

Dana

Are you able to make pureed soups?

it's all trial and error, what's ok for some is not ok for some. If every thing you eat hurts, then it's puree soup's, I do that any way, I digest them better, my body absorbs more nutrition from foods. I do moderations on all foods, that way I tend to eat 4-5 times a day, small amounts. The worst for most cd'er's is to over eat, perfect way to set up one's self for cramping session(we all know how those hurt).So I try to avoid what I feel wil cause pain and possible cramping, which those I call mini blockage. My resected site,I  forgot what you call that area, seems like it is perpetually flamed, so when I push the envelope that site seems like it swells up and blocks all gas and anything that wants to move, and it doesn't get better until I can get gas to pass, then I will pass tremendous amount of gas.But all can take anywhere from 2-10 hr's, and then i am really sore and that resected site(would somebody inform me what that site is called,medically)feels like I have been kicked there, sore for 1 or 2 days, depends on how blocked up. I hope I wasn't rambing, and you all understand what I mean.

AG

OTD, I can eat most of what you mention there. If I am worried about trying something I first run it threw a ricer. If I worry about the gas from beans, I use beano. Just a few drops helps a lot. Your food mill should take any stringy parts out of the squashand if you eat very fresh and tender asparagus tips you should be ok.

@ sniper Have you tried using your ricer for cooked tomatoes?

Who has tried shredded lettuce? I've heard to use Bibb letttuce.

@artist guy You are a culinary expert! I will contact you again when I run out of ideas! What cooked veggies do you add to the raman?

Can I come over? I am so craving that boiled dinner you are making? Right about now it would KILL me, but just to sit in your house and smell the smells of my childhood......

Artist Guy its an Anastamosis that you are talking about I believe, the spot where the two spots are joined back together after a resection.

I feel your pain. Our 1 inch turned into about 4. Lucky for me I married a wonderful guy who won't "let" me shovel, so it is all sitting out there for him when he gets home. And I already have my corned beef in the fridge waiting for when ever I get better.

I do well with veggies except when I'm at my worst flare, so I might not be the best person to answer the question...

But canned veggies like green beans or peas seem to be good because they're so soft from soaking in the water in the can. Mashed, baked and boiled potatoes are good. When I eat broccoli, i only eat the florets and skip the stem part. I eat spinach and the leafier parts of romaine lettuce...though the hearts can give me problems, even though they're my favorite. :( Carrots cooked to death were okay. A skinned, seeded butternut squash baked for ~20 minutes at 350 with olive oil on it has a lot of flavor and becomes very, very soft. I'd avoid anything really, really fibrous though like celery...I also avoided my absolute favorite food, bell peppers for almost a year because it made me violently ill every time I ate it.

I also got a food mill for when I was flaring really, really bad. I'd cook veggies until they were soft and put it in there, grind them up. If you use the smallest hole one, you'll get a lot of skins and seeds left behind. There's a lot of waste using it, but it was so nice to eat veggies some times even if they were all ground up.

Another way, I hate to admit I went this route, is actual baby food. They're ground up, soft and easy to digest. They have a lot of variety annd can be easier on the intestines.

Also, I second the recommendation for pureed soups. Campbell's makes a butternut squash one that is TO DIE FOR. Also I just started getting into potato leek soup. It's amazing and easy to make. But really, any soup that you make with easier to digest veggies, if you cook them for an extremely long time you'll get the soft veggies and if you drink the broth, you'll get all the nutrients. The chicken soup that is made for SCD was extremely easy to make and you can add tons of veggies that you like to eat in there. I added bell peppers!! Unfortunately, I was too sick on the diet to tkae in the benefits of the meal. But I think I'll be looking into making it again sometimes.


Hope that helps. :)

I grate parsnips and carrots (cheese grater) then steam them.

I also skin, slice and pan fry courgettes(zuchinni) in a wee bit of butter seasoned with lack pepper.

Both are quite nice with roast style meals (yummy roast spuds, pumpkin, kumara which I boil in water for a few minutes then drizzle with olive oil and roast in a hot oven)

mmmm love food ;)

@ kiwi 12 What are kumaras? Love your NZ names for things!

@ pb4 Do you have mainly crohn's colitis? I am all small intestine. My GI says strict low fiber because of narrowing. I would think the fiber would help more with the colitis part of it or those who also have IBS. Otherwise, I would jump at the chance to be able to eat what you eat.